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Ismail Xavier

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Ismail Xavier

Born June 9, 1947 · Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (age 79)

Ismail Xavier (Curitiba, June 9, 1947) is a theorist in the field of cinematographic studies and a professor of Brazilian cinema, considered one of the most important researchers in his field.

Known For

Once Upon a Time There Was IracemaOnce Upon a Time There Was Iracema · 2005
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
2005
MovieDocumentary
A making-of directed by Bodanzky himself, the documentary discusses the language of the film Iracema - Uma Transa Amazônica 30 years after it was made, gathering interviews with the authors, actors, critics and the filmmakers themselves.
Acaba de Chegar ao Brasil o Bello Poeta Francez Blaise CendrarsAcaba de Chegar ao Brasil o Bello Poeta Francez Blaise Cendrars · 1972
Acaba de Chegar ao Brasil o Bello Poeta Francez Blaise Cendrars
1972
MovieDocumentary
Reconstitution, through photos, films and texts, of the arrival in Brazil of the poet Cendrars, in 1924. Tributes received, visits throughout the country and the desire to make a "100 percent Brazilian film". Testimonials from figures who lived with the intensity of the core of modernist artists: Tarcila do Amaral, Oswald de Andrade, Mário de Andrade and Di Cavalcanti. Scenes from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, São Martinho Farm and the 1924 Revolution. Scenes from the movie LES HEURES CHAUDES DE MONTPARNASSE. Reference to Aleijadinho and Febrônio Indio do Brasil.
A Classic, Two Home Matches, No Away GameA Classic, Two Home Matches, No Away Game · 1968
A Classic, Two Home Matches, No Away Game
★ 6.11968
MovieDrama
Love, sex and death get mixed in a love story between two desperate boys in a big city.

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